Completed MMA Event

UFC on ESPN+ 8: Jacare vs. Hermansson

UFC on ESPN+ 8
  • Saturday 04.27.2019 at 05:30 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+ | Prelims: ESPN
  • Name: UFC on ESPN+ 8: Jacare vs. Hermansson
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Fort Lauderdale
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: BB&T Center
  • Location: Sunrise, Florida, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,210,000
  • Attendance: 12,754
  • TV Ratings: 720,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Mike Perry vs. Alex Oliveira   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cutelaba   |   $50,000 bonus to Teixeira
  • Performance of the Night
    Jim Miller vs. Jason Gonzalez   |   $50,000 bonus to Miller

Referees

  • Dan Miragliotta
    Souza vs. Hermansson (13)Lineker vs. Sandhagen (9)Arlovski vs. Sakai (6)McGee vs. Lima (1)
  • Keith Peterson
    Hardy vs. Smolyakov (12)Roberts vs. Gifford (8)Burns vs. Davis (4)
  • Larry Downs Jr.
    Perry vs. Oliveira (11)Saunders vs. Sato (7)Miller vs. Gonzalez (3)
  • Alan Abeles
    Teixeira vs. Cutelaba (10)Esparza vs. Jandiroba (5)Hill vs. Esquibel (2)

Event Discussion

phillip53
phillip53

04.28.2019 | 12:20 AM ET

what a **** night, i went 1-5 on the main card. damn, lol
mulefloyd
mulefloyd

04.28.2019 | 12:28 AM ET

Glorious performance by Hermansson. What a chin on Jacare.
TheFightingSpirit
TheFightingSpirit

04.30.2019 | 9:53 AM ET

It was one hell of an event!  Next week looks like a real banger too, and I have Cowboy taking it.

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Fight Predictions

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